Workers focus of HIV/AIDS tour

For the second time this year, the Ministry of Labour’s HIV/AIDS Education Programme took to the streets to educate agricultural workers in St George and St John about protection against HIV/AIDS.
Rhonda Boucher, the project coordinator, explained that their mandate was to the workers and they “try to target sectors that outreach programmes don’t usually target.”
A previous outreach targeted construction workers.
In January the programme sought out agricultural and farm workers in the northern part of the country.
Workers received pamphlets, free condoms and T-shirts.
Boucher added: “We also do a short quiz to test the knowledge of workers.” (DG)